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  • January 26, 2009 at 4:21 am #77638
    JordanLikesToRock
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    Aside from ebay I dont know any other place to buy used pedals for cheap. Where does everyone get theirs?

    January 26, 2009 at 4:26 am #91880
    McHaven
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    Harmony central forums are good.
    I also use Talkbass
    Craigslist
    Also, any sort of local musicians classifieds youhave

    January 26, 2009 at 5:32 am #91882
    JordanLikesToRock
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    Ooo the trading in harmony central looks appealing, but how does that work? Do people just trust each other to send the pedal when doing a trade…or what?

    January 26, 2009 at 5:50 am #91883
    McHaven
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    Ooo the trading in harmony central looks appealing, but how does that work? Do people just trust each other to send the pedal when doing a trade…or what?

    Yup. Normally you both just ship it out, and trust one another to provide a tracking number or something like that. If you’re doing a trade+cash, or the person really really wants your pedal, you can say that you have to have the cash before you ship, or you want to check their pedal before you ship. The risk of losing status in the community is what helps people stay honest. Never trust anyone without a history there either.

    January 26, 2009 at 6:09 am #91886
    JordanLikesToRock
    Member

    Oh great no one will trust me there since I just signed up…

    January 26, 2009 at 12:40 pm #91894
    Dr. Matt
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    I think occasionally there could be a lot of good deals to be had at car boot sales/yard sales/garage sales/whatever they are called where you live.

    I managed to get a late ’60s/early ’70s Italian made “JEN Elettronica Mister Crybaby Super” which i’d guess is a version of the original thing that the dunlop “original crybaby” reissue is based on. Never found any EHX though, unfortunately.

    January 26, 2009 at 3:43 pm #91910
    McHaven
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    Oh great no one will trust me there since I just signed up…

    Well I know several of us here use HC, so you can make references to them. It never hurts to try. I personally try to never make a deal with a user with no history though

    January 26, 2009 at 3:44 pm #91912
    BlueSteel
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    Ebay and Craigslist probably have used pedals for a cheap price.

    January 26, 2009 at 3:54 pm #91915
    Fender&EHX4ever
    Moderator

    I think eBay is still the best place to buy, just not the best place to sell. The eBay listing fees and PayPal fees are nauseating.

    January 26, 2009 at 3:57 pm #91918
    electro-melx
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    I think eBay is still the best place to buy, just not the best place to sell. The eBay listing fees and PayPal fees are nauseating.

    totally agree, ebay is pretty bad for the small seller now…it’s a great place to pick up bargains though.

    January 27, 2009 at 2:50 am #91617
    JordanLikesToRock
    Member

    I’ve been looking and EHX pedals dont seem like they have been going that cheap on ebay lately.

    January 27, 2009 at 3:01 am #91620
    McHaven
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    I’ve never been able to get pedals on ebay at the prices I can get on forums.

    January 27, 2009 at 3:09 am #91621
    Ned Flanders
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    eBay is the place I’ve scored all my vintage effects and it seems like the best place to buy to me.

    February 12, 2009 at 1:41 am #93139
    JRiggles
    Member

    Yeah, to be honest I’ve gotten all but two of my EHX pedals off of eBay…for cheap.

    February 12, 2009 at 12:33 pm #93165
    electro-melx
    Moderator
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    I’ve been looking and EHX pedals dont seem like they have been going that cheap on ebay lately.

    forget auctions, you need to keep an eye on the newly listed BIN effects.

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